Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine
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The Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU) (Ukrainian: Конфедерація вільних профспілок України) is a national trade union center in Ukraine. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation.
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Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine | |
Конфедерація вільних профспілок України | |
Founded | November 1993 |
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Headquarters | Kyiv, Ukraine |
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Key people | Mykhailo Volynets (Chair) |
Affiliations | ITUC |
Website | www.kvpu.org.ua |
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The federation's origins lie in the Co-ordinating Council of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine, formed during the collapse of the Soviet Union. In November 1993, the council was refounded as the KVPU. Its founding affiliates were:[1]
- Federation Trade Union of Ukrainian Aviation Dispatchers
- Free Trade Union of Locomotive Engineers
- Independent Trade Union of Ukrainian Miners
- Trade Union Association of Ukrainian Civil Aviation Pilots
- Trade Union of Air Engineers
- Trade Union of Textile Workers
In 1996, a dispute over the leadership led the founding affiliates to withdraw, although this was later resolved.[1]
It is one of the few trade unions in Ukraine recognized by the American AFL–CIO as "being independent and honest in its representation of the interests of labor".[2]